Jul 07 2011

None of this is new

The Road to “All Muslims are Terrorists”

By Gefilte, 07 July 2011 … It’s been travelled before. Aside from the fact that real democracies don’t persecute their minorities, Jews are reminded in many pieces of scripture to never forget when…  [more]

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Jul 07 2011

It’s her ideas

Look beyond Bachmann’s looks

By  , 10:04 AM ET, 07/07/2011 … Pawlenty campaign adviser Vin Weber, a man of somber demeanor, has noticed that Michele Bachmann is a looker. How could he not, I wonder, since that…  [more]

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Jul 07 2011

Original insights

Is Religion ‘Religulous’?

By 07/7/11 10:11 PM ET … I was having a conversation with Bill Maher the other day — in my own mind, that is. I was admitting that I agree with a lot of what…  [more]

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Jul 07 2011

Victorian family values?

What Does the Bible Actually Say About Marriage?

By 07/7/11 05:35 PM ET … When you attend a wedding at church, what passages of Scripture do you expect to hear?  Congregations occasionally invite me to speak on the…  [more]

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Jul 07 2011

Good reason to be afraid

The world owes a debt to WikiLeaks’ whistleblowing

By , Wednesday 6 July 2011 16.00 BST … Last Saturday was sunny in London, and the crowds were flocking to Wimbledon and to the annual Henley Regatta. Julian …  [more]

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Jul 07 2011

Cowpeace

The emotional depth of a cow

By , Thursday 7 July 2011 06.59 BST … Who would think that beneath that calm exterior there is a boiling mass of emotions? I’m not talking about Wimbledon champions here, but…  [more]

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Jul 06 2011

The people’s technology

The new focus of Syria’s crackdown has seen similar bloodshed before

By Robert Fisk, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 … History comes full circle in Syria. In February 1982, President Hafez al-Assad’s army stormed into the ancient cities to end an…  [more]

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